Ship Details

Cape Scott (III)

Vessel image

Photo Credit: City of Vancouver Archives

 
 
Registry #1 192067 (Canada) Registry #2 251871 (US) Registry #3 AMC.161 (US Navy)
IMO# MMSI# VRN# 90063
 
Name 1 1943 APc-25 (U.S.S.) Name 6
Name 2 1947 Coastal Trader II Name 7
Name 3 1949 Cape Scott (III) Name 8
Name 4 2009 Cape Cross Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1943 Place Antioch Area CA Country USA
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 98.6' x 21.6' x 9.3'
Builder Fulton Shipyard Measurement (metric) 30.05m x 6.58m x 2.83m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 167.2 Type 1 Fishpacker
Registered Tonnage 87.39 Type 2
Engine 400bhp 6-cylinder (12" x 15") diesel engine (1943) Engine Manufacture Enterprise Engine Co., San Francisco CA
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # AMC.161 Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1943 she was a commissioned US Navy vessel of the Coastal Transport (small) APc-1 class. In 1943-1947 she was owned by the United States Maritime Commission. In 1947 she was owned by Bryce Little, Seattle WA USA. In 1948 she was owned by Coastal Trading Co. Inc., Juneau AK USA. In 1949-1972 she was owned by Canadian Fishing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1972-1975 she was owned by D & S Boat Co. Ltd, Vancouver BC. In 1975-1985 she was owned by Canadian Fishing Co. Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1985-1991 she was owned by Jim Pattison Industries Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 1991-1993 she was owned by Jim Pattison Enterprises Ltd Vancouver BC. In 1993 she was owned by 344130 BC Ltd., Vancouver BC. In 2008-2013 she was owned by Cape Cross Inc.. USA.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 2008-12-09
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
As USS Apc-25 this vesselearned commendations for her separate exploits in August 1943 in rescuing survivors of a destroyer sinking and possible destruction of an enemy aircraft while under fire in the Solomon Islands. On July 12, 1968 as Cape Scott this vessel was involved in a collision in Seymour Narrows that resulted in the sinking of the US fishing vessel Starling - all survived the sinking. On July 26, 2010, as Cape Cross this vesselstranded on a reef and was flooded, which appears to ended her service life as a fish packer. Her status in the US registry remains as expired. This vessel is presently aground on a beach near Seward Alaska. Captain Bob Hall reports (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 03/12/2014): "Cape Scott was the flagship of Canadian Fishing Company packer fleet for decades. this vessel was one of the first boats to have refrigerated sea water installed instead of ice packing. this was put in about 1972 to pack sockeye out of Bristol Bay. This vessel retained her direct reverse Enterprise 6 cyl. 400 @ 400 RPM until her demise. I was her captain for many years primarily on roe herring towing barges and packing loads of herring all over the coast. I was also the one who performed her maintenance and refits for her last 10 years with Canfisco. One of the best sea boats I have ever sailed on. I was sorry to see her sold to Junior Cross and her subsequent foundering in Alaska but her days were numbered as a Canadian packer."
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Personal Email Communication (George Duddy - John MacFarlane 18/10/2013); https://roadtrippers.com/places/cape-cross-shipwreck-seward/19436; Photo: Cape Scott, a packer at sea, UBC Library Digital Collection Image BC 1532/541/1, with permission from Fisherman Publishing Society; shipscribe.com; Archived Vancouver ship registry documents LAC Burnaby BC; Wikipedia; The Fisherman of July 12 1968; Nanaimo Daily News (Nanaimo BC) Monday October 31, 1949 Page 1;
Last update
 

© 2002-2023